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nations over disabilities. >> it was a little depressing asking the world to get up to u.s. standards and do what we do as far as curb cuts and access and ability to get around, to suggest that this was somehow going to be bad for america was absurd and i think when we poll it, when you look at it as it starts to sink in, in the country, they'll see they are on the wrong side of yet another issue. >> quickly, george bush was trying to help his party talking about the issue he may have more credibility on than any in his world, that's immigration. >> changing the tone and talking again about compassion, what his brother has been saying, he's providing them. >> the party might listen this time. >> they might because they want to. >> they have to. plugs, shameless. >> come to our new website. tv.msnbc.com, a great exclusive with bob costas from "the last word" talking about gun control, need to have the control. >> 2012 best of everything on time.com, not just about movies, it's political ads, gaffes, apologies, we have it all. >> hot off the presses "deadline artists," a colle
nations over disabilities. >> it was a little depressing asking the world to get up to u.s. standards and do what we do as far as curb cuts and access and ability to get around, to suggest that this was somehow going to be bad for america was absurd and i think when we poll it, when you look at it as it starts to sink in, in the country, they'll see they are on the wrong side of yet another issue. >> quickly, george bush was trying to help his party talking about the issue he may...
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our children. >> newtown united is calling for better gun control. the goal is to prevent a similar nightmare from striking another community. we do something now and take some action be proactive. >> some get ready to go back to school on tuesday parents learned about new precautions that will be in place there will be policed and grief counselors present. >> the gun control debate is heating up closer to home, and illinois senator and the governor are all calling for stricter gun control laws. >> it did not take long for gun control advocates to speak up in the state of illinois is an issue for the gun advocates behind me something that strikes at the heart of a constitutional right. the issue of today is we need to ban assault weapons in illinois. >> state democrats were reading off the same script monday reacting to the connecticut school shooting. assault weapons have been used over and over again to kill innocent human beings in our state and elsewhere and we have to do something about it. at rainbow push headquarters denied a vigil, rev. jesse
our children. >> newtown united is calling for better gun control. the goal is to prevent a similar nightmare from striking another community. we do something now and take some action be proactive. >> some get ready to go back to school on tuesday parents learned about new precautions that will be in place there will be policed and grief counselors present. >> the gun control debate is heating up closer to home, and illinois senator and the governor are all calling for...
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united nations ambassador susan rice was the expexed choice, but you remember she pulled her name out of the running because of the controversy over her comments in the wake of the benghazi attacks. the formal announcement could come this week. >>> outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton, is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she has been battling a stomach virus and fainted. her office said it's not severe, but clinton will be forced to skip her appearance in front of the house foreign relations committee this week. she was expected to testify on thursday about the attack in benghazi, libya, on september 11th. >>> no child should ever have to go through what the children at sandy hook elementary school went through. and now the children who survived that must get through the days ahead with what they've endur endured. a lot of us are having difficult conversations with our children, with our framilies and we're having conflicted feelings. i want to bring in eric fisher to talk about this. we talked during the break and we talked a lot about how to speak to the kids. b
united nations ambassador susan rice was the expexed choice, but you remember she pulled her name out of the running because of the controversy over her comments in the wake of the benghazi attacks. the formal announcement could come this week. >>> outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton, is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she has been battling a stomach virus and fainted. her office said it's not severe, but clinton will be forced to skip her appearance in front of...
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clinton and the russian foreign minister will borth meet later on with the united nations special envoy to syria. this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of his neighbor, american businessman gregory faull, back in november. he went into hiding for several weeks, and finally revealed guantemala. his lawyer filed a formal request for asylum there yesterday, saying he escaped from belize to escape police persecution. new york's so-called "soccer mom madam" is promising to name names ... in a new tell-all book. anna gristina pleaded guilty in september to promoting prostitution. she's sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. prosecutors
clinton and the russian foreign minister will borth meet later on with the united nations special envoy to syria. this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala,...
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david easterling is a co-author of a united nations report out this week that points to climate change as leading to extreme weather events since 1950. >> the unusually warm days and nights, you can begin making that link between climate change and those events. >> reporter: they also link it to heavy precipitation and the floods that follow. some scientists now wonder if the decline in sea ice is altering the jet stream and our weather. >> right now, we're not sure how that is impacting the climate. >> reporter: nor are they sure if climate change has played a role in the deadly tornados that have roared across the u.s. in recent years. scientists connecting some of the dots between how we power the planet and our seemingly unusual weather. >>> up next here tonight, here's an assignment to ponder. the homework debate. how much is too much and should it be eliminated all together? two new schools have thought, reigniting an age old argument. and now i build them. i am a bigger is better kind of guy. i absolutely love building locomotives. i knew i wanted to design locomotives from when
david easterling is a co-author of a united nations report out this week that points to climate change as leading to extreme weather events since 1950. >> the unusually warm days and nights, you can begin making that link between climate change and those events. >> reporter: they also link it to heavy precipitation and the floods that follow. some scientists now wonder if the decline in sea ice is altering the jet stream and our weather. >> right now, we're not sure how that...
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ambassador to the united nations' attempt to reach agreement with republican senators today failed. rice is a favorite of the president's to be nominated as secretary of state to replace hillary clinton. if he does nominate race, she would have to be approved by the senate. margaret brennan is covering for us tonight. margaret? >> reporter: good evening, scott. ambassador rice asked for the meetings on capitol hill today in hopes of patching up differences she has with at least three republicans. the senators have vowed to stop a nomination of rice because of comments she made after the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. today for the first time she acknowledged her comments were wrong. ambassador race met her toughest critics behind closed doors to explain why she called the september attack on the consulate a spontaneous demonstration when u.s. intelligence suspected it was actually a terrorist assault. after the meeting, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham had this reaction. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we di
ambassador to the united nations' attempt to reach agreement with republican senators today failed. rice is a favorite of the president's to be nominated as secretary of state to replace hillary clinton. if he does nominate race, she would have to be approved by the senate. margaret brennan is covering for us tonight. margaret? >> reporter: good evening, scott. ambassador rice asked for the meetings on capitol hill today in hopes of patching up differences she has with at least three...
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second, we call on the president to fully implement the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people. we specifically call for a review of all existing federal law to ensure they are in alignment with the declaration. third, we call for an annual nation-to-nation summit, an on ongoing high-level meeting to institutionalize the current tribal nation summit. a meaningful relationship that must be upheld by all future presidents. we also call on the president to convene regular meetings on specific issues between cabinet secretaries. fourth, elevate native people in the federal government. it's pastime for qualified people to be seated on the bench. the appointment of an adviser on native american affairs has advanced polly making at the white house and we applaud president obama for his leadership. the importance of the indian budget in the coming decades, we urge the creation of an office for native american perhaps at the office of management and budget. finally, we call upon all candidates to actively engage indian country in your campaign. we invite each candidate to visit,
second, we call on the president to fully implement the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous people. we specifically call for a review of all existing federal law to ensure they are in alignment with the declaration. third, we call for an annual nation-to-nation summit, an on ongoing high-level meeting to institutionalize the current tribal nation summit. a meaningful relationship that must be upheld by all future presidents. we also call on the president to convene regular...
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the united nations security council will meet today to discuss what it considers a provocative violation of u-n resolutions. an obama administration official says the launch prevents the u-s from providing food aid to north korea, which had been agreed to in february. diplomats from the u.s. and five other world powers aren't expecting a breakthrough this weekend in talks with iran about its nuclear program. but they hope tehran will continue to hint at a compromise and keep negotiating. the meeting in istanbul was in doubt until a week ago... so the fact that it's going forward may indicate economic sanctions are having an impact on iran. a failure to make progress this weekend could push the pentagon closer to military options to stop iran's uranium enrichment program. a democratic strategist has apologized for criticizing mitt romney's wife. earlier this week ... hilary rosen said that ann romney has "never worked a day in her life." the remark was meant to criticize *mitt* romney for taking economic advice from his wife. but many .. including members of rosen's own party ... saw it a
the united nations security council will meet today to discuss what it considers a provocative violation of u-n resolutions. an obama administration official says the launch prevents the u-s from providing food aid to north korea, which had been agreed to in february. diplomats from the u.s. and five other world powers aren't expecting a breakthrough this weekend in talks with iran about its nuclear program. but they hope tehran will continue to hint at a compromise and keep negotiating. the...
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cloaked in secrecy and darkest night, president obama marked one year since perhaps the most significant national security success of this presidency. >> tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world, the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: but after the spontaneous display of passion and patriotism that night -- the reality of the war in afghanistan continued. since bin laden's death, 367 american troops have been killed and almost 4,500 wounded in afghanistan. >> there are roughly 88,000 troops in afghanistan right now. the u.s. is scheduled to pull out of the country, the last of the president's surge troops by september, with the remaining 68,000 u.s. troops scheduled to leave by the end of 2014. today president obama assured hamid karzai and warned insurgents that the u.s. will not abandon afghanistan after 2014, that the u.s. will not leave the country to fend for itself against the taliban and al qaeda. the two men signed a pip agreement outlining ways the u.s. will remain involved. then the president tr
cloaked in secrecy and darkest night, president obama marked one year since perhaps the most significant national security success of this presidency. >> tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world, the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> reporter: but after the spontaneous display of passion and patriotism that night -- the reality of the war in afghanistan continued. since bin laden's death, 367...
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. >> general eisenhower informed me they have surrendered to the united nations. >> you think, great, we can go home now. but there's the little issue of the japanese who started this whole thing with pearl harbor. well, the bombs were dropped in august of 1945, and that war was over. >> the japanese have signed terms of unconditional surrender. ♪ >> i first got over the radio what had taken place, and i immediately broadcast it over the radios to all the other troops there. we're going home! it's over! it's over! when i returned to commemorate the d-day anniversary, it was overwhelming. i -- i got to those beaches in normandy, and i got the little vials of sound, and the sand was red even 50 years later. taking my family through the military cemetery where 10,000 of my comrades were buried for the grace of less than an inch, i could have been there. life was good to me, but these guys, there they were, they had nothing after they were 19 years old, 18 years old. we fought and we died for the purposes that we all know about, but it's still very elusive to us, the purpose of a libert
. >> general eisenhower informed me they have surrendered to the united nations. >> you think, great, we can go home now. but there's the little issue of the japanese who started this whole thing with pearl harbor. well, the bombs were dropped in august of 1945, and that war was over. >> the japanese have signed terms of unconditional surrender. ♪ >> i first got over the radio what had taken place, and i immediately broadcast it over the radios to all the other troops...
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our nations are committed to the success of the united states of america. let us realize that future together so that our nation strives today and forever. thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >>> thank you, president keel. and now i have the privilege of introducing the champion of one of our champions from congress and one of our dear friends, congressman tom cole has agreed to give us the congressional response. he is a fifth generation oklahoman, he's been serving on indian issues since 2002 and we hope he continues in that position for a long time to come. please help me welcome congressman tom cole. >> thank you very much. it's an honor and a privilege and a pleasure to follow my good friend, lieutenant governor jefferson keel. governor keel was here and did give you a thoughtful and an eloquent address. i'm here to prove to you that not only are thoughtful and eloquent. but it is my privilege and i do so like everybody in this room as an american and a very proud american and i do so as someone who is very proud of my state. i know most of you are pro
our nations are committed to the success of the united states of america. let us realize that future together so that our nation strives today and forever. thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >>> thank you, president keel. and now i have the privilege of introducing the champion of one of our champions from congress and one of our dear friends, congressman tom cole has agreed to give us the congressional response. he is a fifth generation oklahoman, he's been serving on indian...
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here we are ten weeks later and finally our ambassador of the united nations who appeared on every national sunday show e has now said she gave false information concerning how this tragedy happened. >> we should point out the bin laden raid was a planned operation. >> and it was ours. >> how do they compare the two? >> they don't. he's sounding more and more deranged. that's a crazy thing to say. that was our operation. of course, we could answer questions. even then they got some details wrong. but this was an attack on us and it's complicated by some discomfort about knowing all the details about whavs going on there. >> is susan rice in an untenable position? it's unusual for an ambassador to come out and defend his/herself. when do you start defending yourself? >> e she did defend herself. she made a statement last week and she did go meet with them. i think at this point, she should go about her business and answer questions. but she should let other people speak up for her. >> thank you, joan walsh. >>> there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." >>> american
here we are ten weeks later and finally our ambassador of the united nations who appeared on every national sunday show e has now said she gave false information concerning how this tragedy happened. >> we should point out the bin laden raid was a planned operation. >> and it was ours. >> how do they compare the two? >> they don't. he's sounding more and more deranged. that's a crazy thing to say. that was our operation. of course, we could answer questions. even then...
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petraeus went in and got the united states out of the war in iraq and for that the nation owes him a great debt and yet we seem to have forgotten his combat tours and we focus on aspects of his private life. what i say in my book is we need to focus much more on high standards of professional duty, i would much rather have an excellent general who slept around a little bit than a mediocre general who kept his pants on. >> the hearings that went on today seem to have vindicated him in many ways. he was remarkably composed given all he's been through in the last week, very forensic about the detail and at the end of the day cleared up a lot of the issues surrounding the benghazi incident and not pretending there hadn't been mistakes made and that there was some sort of conspiracy going. was that your reading of it? >> pretty much. i always thought fox news had gone whacko on this and was stirring up a lot of anxiety about a bad situation in which a lot of things are inherently unknowable. i have tried to report several times through the years on fire fights and incidents of combat. the
petraeus went in and got the united states out of the war in iraq and for that the nation owes him a great debt and yet we seem to have forgotten his combat tours and we focus on aspects of his private life. what i say in my book is we need to focus much more on high standards of professional duty, i would much rather have an excellent general who slept around a little bit than a mediocre general who kept his pants on. >> the hearings that went on today seem to have vindicated him in many...
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the palestinian authority, they did receive a giant endorsement yesterday when the united nations general assembly voted to upgrade its status to non-member state. >> but the united states and israel strongly, strongly oppose this resolution, claiming the unilateral move is no substitute for direct negotiations with israel. cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott has more on this developing story in washington at the united nations and the middle east. >> good morning, john. as we said the vote is really a global endorsement of the establishment of a palestinian state. and it gives the palestinians a bit of hope and a bit of dignity after so many decades of occupation that a state is actually possible. let's take a listen to what palestinian president mahmoud abbas said after the vote yesterday. >> we did not come here seeking to legitimize a state established years ago. and that is israel. rather, we came to affirm the legitimacy of a state that must now achieve its independence, and that is palestine. >> but the u.s. is calling it an empty gesture because it doesn't really give the pa
the palestinian authority, they did receive a giant endorsement yesterday when the united nations general assembly voted to upgrade its status to non-member state. >> but the united states and israel strongly, strongly oppose this resolution, claiming the unilateral move is no substitute for direct negotiations with israel. cnn foreign affairs reporter elise labott has more on this developing story in washington at the united nations and the middle east. >> good morning, john. as we...
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nations. one senior government official here in seoul tells me that a motivation behind this rocket launch may also be domestic instability. the source says that kim jong-un's rule may not be as secure as previously thought. and this kind of rocket launch could deflect any attention from that. tom? >> as you may recall, the last launch there did not go very well at all. >>> next to gaza city, where after 45 years in exile, one of the founders of hamas, khalid meshaal, made a historic return today. the pomp and circumstance surrounding his visit underscored the organization's powerful influence among palestinians. cnn's fred pleitgen was there. >> reporter: he received a triumphal welcome when he entered gaza. tens of thousands of hamas fighters lined the street wearing ski masks and combat fatigues and flashing their weapons, including ak-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. the official reason why meshaal is here after never having been in gaza before is the 25th anniversary of the founding of
nations. one senior government official here in seoul tells me that a motivation behind this rocket launch may also be domestic instability. the source says that kim jong-un's rule may not be as secure as previously thought. and this kind of rocket launch could deflect any attention from that. tom? >> as you may recall, the last launch there did not go very well at all. >>> next to gaza city, where after 45 years in exile, one of the founders of hamas, khalid meshaal, made a...
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it might mean less and less role for the united nations. if china and russia are not there as partners in the u.n., increasingly multilateralism is going to have to be a little narrower without the formality of the u.n. >> well, in broader terms, there is a difference between china and russia. china is a country that wants to modernize. it has a a parochial selfish interest that it wants to guard. the russians, on the other hand, are the only other that is an oil state. russia benefits from national tension. they don't benefit from the international tensions being solved. >> i think that's exactly right. the chinese benefits from tensions being solved because it gives them cheaper oil and they need the oil and energy. the russian benefit from the price being high. and betting on what putin will do, if the price of oil is high, he will oppress because that's the efficient way when he's got money to take people to the streets and bash heads in. then he will become more oppressive. and it the price drops substantially, then probably liberalize
it might mean less and less role for the united nations. if china and russia are not there as partners in the u.n., increasingly multilateralism is going to have to be a little narrower without the formality of the u.n. >> well, in broader terms, there is a difference between china and russia. china is a country that wants to modernize. it has a a parochial selfish interest that it wants to guard. the russians, on the other hand, are the only other that is an oil state. russia benefits...
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. >> it's a big day at the united nations. as well a big day for palestinians. they are asking members of the general assembly to approve a resolution to upgrade their status from permanent observer to nonmember state. a vote is scheduled for this afternoon and is expected to pass. >> keep in mind the united states and israel are both opposed to the resolution. let's go to cnn foreign affairs reporter live in washington. good morning. >> good morning, brooke. israel very opposed to the move. the u.s. knows this move went give the palestinians what they want -- a state. this is largely symbolic. will have no effect on sovereignty or borders. hillary clinton met with president abbas and tried to assure him not to go ahead with the move. let's listen to what she told reporters yesterday. sfm know matter what happens it will not change what i support. the only way to get a lasting solution is to commence direct negotiations and we need an environment conducive to that. we have urged both parties to refrain from actions that might in any way make a return to meaningf
. >> it's a big day at the united nations. as well a big day for palestinians. they are asking members of the general assembly to approve a resolution to upgrade their status from permanent observer to nonmember state. a vote is scheduled for this afternoon and is expected to pass. >> keep in mind the united states and israel are both opposed to the resolution. let's go to cnn foreign affairs reporter live in washington. good morning. >> good morning, brooke. israel very...
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back for more to cbs atlanta. >> it was a four-hour meeting about how the united nations is using a mind control technique developed during the cold war to secretly steal away america's freedoms. >> seth clark of the political watch dog group veteran georgia videotaped part of the briefing before he was tossed out. >> usually when you've got somebody talking about mind control and up these problems at the united nations, that person is wearing a tinfoil hat. the thing that concerns us is the person wearing the tinfoil hat appears to be our senate majority leader. >> reporter: the head of georgia's democratic party said he has no idea why republican senate majority leader chip rogers sponsored the agenda 21 seminar. >> the republican senate majority leader did convene that meeting to talk about president obama's mind control plot to take over america. and then better georgia shot video of it and that ended up on the local news with the amazing graphics. then it ended up in the atlanta journal constitution and other georgia newspapers. and then it got national coverage. and mother jones an
back for more to cbs atlanta. >> it was a four-hour meeting about how the united nations is using a mind control technique developed during the cold war to secretly steal away america's freedoms. >> seth clark of the political watch dog group veteran georgia videotaped part of the briefing before he was tossed out. >> usually when you've got somebody talking about mind control and up these problems at the united nations, that person is wearing a tinfoil hat. the thing that...
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it amazes. >> and there you can see the united nations building, which he was the architect for. but still continues to amaze and his pieces look as if they're from the future. you can't imagine -- >> that one behind you. it was amazing, the one with the loop and the women walking out. >> the cathedral of the vertebra sill yeah, the one that had the 16 concrete columns as we can see here. that's the one that he's really, really known for in brazil. >> gorgeous stuff. he is not the only legend that we lost this week. >> that's right. we were talking about legendary jazz composer, pianist, dave brubeck. not only was he known for intricate rhythms, also he was a huge civil rights advocate and activist, i should say, as well. and he was one of the handful of white musicians, jazz musicians, in the 1950s. and you know, let's take a listen here of some of his songs. ♪ >> amazing. amazing. so i could just sit and listen to him all over again, for the entire show. i want to move on because i want to talk about we said that niemeye reshg w niemeyer was 104 but that's nothing compared to
it amazes. >> and there you can see the united nations building, which he was the architect for. but still continues to amaze and his pieces look as if they're from the future. you can't imagine -- >> that one behind you. it was amazing, the one with the loop and the women walking out. >> the cathedral of the vertebra sill yeah, the one that had the 16 concrete columns as we can see here. that's the one that he's really, really known for in brazil. >> gorgeous stuff. he...
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states's national security. >> senator, thank you. nice to talk to you. and all eyes tomorrow on your state to see what happens. and also michigan. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> straight ahead. did sen. rick santorum make a big slip? what did he say in you will definitely want to hear it. that's next. and actor michael douglas brings back one of his most famous movie characters. sort of. you will get a sneak-peek, though, coming up. >> here's the best of the rest sen. rick santorum tripping over his words. what did he say? listen to this. >> let me assure you eastern would know under a santorum pregnancy -- presidency. [laughter] >> just juan to know, no news. [laughter] >> i have no news. under a santorum presidency. >> senator santorum said he was just tired when he made that behalf, and he thought it was pretty funny. and actor michael douglas has a new role but he is bringing back his famous wall street character, gordon geko. take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen, agreed, for lack of a better word, is good. greed is right
states's national security. >> senator, thank you. nice to talk to you. and all eyes tomorrow on your state to see what happens. and also michigan. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> straight ahead. did sen. rick santorum make a big slip? what did he say in you will definitely want to hear it. that's next. and actor michael douglas brings back one of his most famous movie characters. sort of. you will get a sneak-peek, though, coming up. >> here's the best of the...
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into orbit, when no nation had put something like that -- up in space and had it stick there and the soviets did it first with sput nick, when they beat us in a race we were also running in, it was during president eisenhower's second term. second term. it's not like bad things and challenges and failures don't happen in first terms too. but there's something that we understand as americans to be as certain as death and taxes and that is if there's something that's going to suck in a particular presidency, it's probably going to happen in the second term. that's been true for so long that this white house has to be keenly aware of the famous second-term curse. and in fact, the president says he's aware of it. >> i don't presume that because i won an election that everybody suddenly agrees with me on everything. i'm more than familiar with all the literature about presidential overreach in second terms. we are very cautious about that. on the other hand, i didn't get reelected just to bask in reelection. i got elected to do work. >> it is explicitly with the context of difficult secon
into orbit, when no nation had put something like that -- up in space and had it stick there and the soviets did it first with sput nick, when they beat us in a race we were also running in, it was during president eisenhower's second term. second term. it's not like bad things and challenges and failures don't happen in first terms too. but there's something that we understand as americans to be as certain as death and taxes and that is if there's something that's going to suck in a particular...
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. >>> and the united nations has declared today malala day, after the incident with a pakistani girl whose bravery has inspired the world. malala yousufzai was shot in the head by taliban militants, just for saying girls should be able to go to school. malala is recovering at a british hospital. and in this video, her father is showing her some of the get-well letters that have poured in. >>> first, there was sandy. then a nor'easter, residents in the northeast, well, they just can't get a break. some have suffered in the cold and in the dark for 12 days now. 280,000 customers remain without power across the region as they continue to wait on big promises from officials for an end to the power outages. fema has announce d that more than $400 million in assistance has been approved to the victims, on the way. susan candiotti joins us now, in rockaway, in queens. susan how are people there getting along? >> reporter: oh don, you don't want to be living here when the power goes out. behind me, a 22-story high rise where seniors live. there are no working elevators. and as we found out,
. >>> and the united nations has declared today malala day, after the incident with a pakistani girl whose bravery has inspired the world. malala yousufzai was shot in the head by taliban militants, just for saying girls should be able to go to school. malala is recovering at a british hospital. and in this video, her father is showing her some of the get-well letters that have poured in. >>> first, there was sandy. then a nor'easter, residents in the northeast, well, they...
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states or the montana arab allies but because of the prolive nation. we've gottet the capability f of financially acquiring it. we can't have it happen. >> james baker, pleasure to have you on, sir. >> thank you. >> that was james baker, the former secretary of state, former secretary of trashry. >>> up next "what in if the world. scandinavia always comes out on top. why? and what can we learn from them? searching for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab bank was built with all the value and convenience tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 investors want. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like no atm fees, worldwide. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and no nuisance fees. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus deposit checks with mobile deposit. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and manage your cash and investments tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with schwab's mobile app. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 no wonder schwab bank has grown to over 70 billion in assets. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 so if you're looking for a bank that's in your corner, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 not just on the corner... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 call
states or the montana arab allies but because of the prolive nation. we've gottet the capability f of financially acquiring it. we can't have it happen. >> james baker, pleasure to have you on, sir. >> thank you. >> that was james baker, the former secretary of state, former secretary of trashry. >>> up next "what in if the world. scandinavia always comes out on top. why? and what can we learn from them? searching for a bank designed for investors like you? tdd#:...
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to these air strikes that have killed civilians. >> reporter: drones have a lot of effect in the united states. it seems like a cheap, effective way to make power in the united states. do you think this will be a problem later for the united states? >> absolutely. people in the united states have no idea what it's done to their name in places like yemen and the anger and frustration and hatred that it's creating on the ground here. >> reporter: and this is the dilemma for the united states and yemen, how to protect americans from the world's most dangerous man without turning more people here against america. we asked phillip mudd who helped direct the cia division responsible for drone strikes. >> isn't there a danger with these overhead attacks. critics say every time you drone someone and accidentally kill one of their friends or relatives, you've just created more enemies. >> you've got a fundamental choice here. you're looking at someone and you can't get to him because you know eyes in no-man's land. the choice is binary. shoot to stop the plot or don't choose to stop the plot. an
to these air strikes that have killed civilians. >> reporter: drones have a lot of effect in the united states. it seems like a cheap, effective way to make power in the united states. do you think this will be a problem later for the united states? >> absolutely. people in the united states have no idea what it's done to their name in places like yemen and the anger and frustration and hatred that it's creating on the ground here. >> reporter: and this is the dilemma for the...
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ambassador to the united nations who is rumored as a candidate to become secretary of state. john mccain and lindsey graham said they will do everything in their power to block her confirmati confirmation. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> we haven't seen the president like that in a while. >> testy. defiant. kind of his make my day moment. go after her, make my day. i mean, in a way, and you could look at this two ways politically. you could say, okay, did he do that because now he's going to nominate her to be secretary of state when hillary clinton leaves or did he do it to get it on the record so when he nominates something else like john kerry, he is on the record saying you didn't cow me t not elect her. >> an unprecedented var eed shae vote being nonw
ambassador to the united nations who is rumored as a candidate to become secretary of state. john mccain and lindsey graham said they will do everything in their power to block her confirmati confirmation. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on...
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guard to mobilize military units to be able to set up polling sites. they're doing the opposite of what's going on in florida and some other republican-controlled states that are trying to do everything they can to maximize turnout it is not about party. in america, we are the greatest democracy in the world and every elected official should be doing everything they can to maximize turnout. we've got to continue to move forward. voters know that. there's a reason that democrats have turned out in strong, strong numbers to cast a ballot for president obama in the early voting process and mitt romney has a will the of ground to make up on election day tomorrow and state after state, the key battleground states, he's got a lot of gaps to close. he's got to win the people who turn up to vote tomorrow by about eight points in order to win my state and the same is true in ohio, colorado, in battleground states across the country. i just wish that republican elected officials across this country would work hard to make sure that more people have a chance to c
guard to mobilize military units to be able to set up polling sites. they're doing the opposite of what's going on in florida and some other republican-controlled states that are trying to do everything they can to maximize turnout it is not about party. in america, we are the greatest democracy in the world and every elected official should be doing everything they can to maximize turnout. we've got to continue to move forward. voters know that. there's a reason that democrats have turned out...
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john king is cnn's chief national correspondent. john, the first term is about getting re-elected. the second term, if it happens, if president obama wins again, he doesn't have to worry about running again. his second term could be about establishing a legacy. what does that likely mean to americans looking toward 2016. >> second-term presidents do look to go big and make the history books. sometimes they're willing to bend their prior rules to get there. and so would president obama be more open to that big deal? more open to structural changes in medicare and social security, to get what he wants in the tax environment you were just talking about. yes, he most likely would be. however, ali, bill clinton wanted big things in his second term. george w. bush wanted big things. both were hobbled politically, lewinsky scandal in clinton's case and the iraq war in president bush's case. we don't know yet. we know he'd come toll table looking to go big. what would the congress look like? the president would be thinking big, the question is, can he get big? >> yes, that's a good questio
john king is cnn's chief national correspondent. john, the first term is about getting re-elected. the second term, if it happens, if president obama wins again, he doesn't have to worry about running again. his second term could be about establishing a legacy. what does that likely mean to americans looking toward 2016. >> second-term presidents do look to go big and make the history books. sometimes they're willing to bend their prior rules to get there. and so would president obama be...
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each year, the united nations says 5,000 women and girls are killed by members of their own families in honor killings. paula is in ottawa with the story. good to see you, amazing to see this and hear about this story. why did prosecutors come to the conclusion that the girl's father and mother and brother had killed them? >> from the outside, it seems they just didn't believe this family, didn't think they were acting like a family that was grieving. didn't think they called police in time. it just didn't add up. they really took what was an extraordinary step here and that was to wiretap the family, crucially, in their own minivan. got them to come back to the scene of the crime, they bugged the van. explosive evidence. from this, according to the prosecution. they said it incriminates the entire family in terms of how the conversations went on. let's give you some of it. it really is hard to believe if this is what the prosecution is alleging. but the patriarch of the family is said to say, i say to myself, you did well. would they come back to life 100 times, you do the same agai
each year, the united nations says 5,000 women and girls are killed by members of their own families in honor killings. paula is in ottawa with the story. good to see you, amazing to see this and hear about this story. why did prosecutors come to the conclusion that the girl's father and mother and brother had killed them? >> from the outside, it seems they just didn't believe this family, didn't think they were acting like a family that was grieving. didn't think they called police in...
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general john allen, entrusted with nothing less than winding down the nation's war in afghanistan. you should know at any given moment there are fewer than 50 four-star generals around the globe for the united states, and they are the elite of the elite. tonight, two of the most formidable, one active duty, one retired, are in the heat of the spotlight and martha raddatz tells us what happened today. martha? >> reporter: diane, the consequences of dave petraeus' infidelity are astonishing. the nation is left without a cia director and the commander of our forces in afghanistan caught up in this bizarre web, as well. it is breathtaking. within days, two four-star generals so widely respected in the midst of scandal. first, david petraeus and now general john allen being investigated for sending what the pentagon said were "potentially inappropriate" messages, putting on hold his likely promotion to become the supreme allied commander in europe. >> of course, it weighs on him as much as it weighs on dave petraeus. i believe that dave is very, very sad for what he admitted he did. >>
general john allen, entrusted with nothing less than winding down the nation's war in afghanistan. you should know at any given moment there are fewer than 50 four-star generals around the globe for the united states, and they are the elite of the elite. tonight, two of the most formidable, one active duty, one retired, are in the heat of the spotlight and martha raddatz tells us what happened today. martha? >> reporter: diane, the consequences of dave petraeus' infidelity are...
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they have no desire to have a vote on a national basis. again, i want to reiterate that i'm not talking about basic weapons or weapons that are used in hunting. to the best of my knowledge, if anyone uses an assault weapon in hunting with a 30-round magazine, i would be quite surprised by that. and, by the way, if they do and because of public safety, that should go away, then i believe that should go away. [ inaudible question ] >> i think gun safety has been important to our administration, and the fact is that we are ranked as having the top five toughest laws on guns in the nation, but i will go back to what i said earlier. absent a federal framework, and i'll actually even drill down further into my own personal history. as mayor of stanford, we came to understand that a good percentage of the handguns that work their way to connecticut work their way up i-95 from states in which there are substantially easier gun laws, and guns in some cases sold under exceptions to the rule for gun shows. those guns work their way up i-95 and get to
they have no desire to have a vote on a national basis. again, i want to reiterate that i'm not talking about basic weapons or weapons that are used in hunting. to the best of my knowledge, if anyone uses an assault weapon in hunting with a 30-round magazine, i would be quite surprised by that. and, by the way, if they do and because of public safety, that should go away, then i believe that should go away. [ inaudible question ] >> i think gun safety has been important to our...